The week in pictures: 28 September 2012

French centenarian Robert Marchand is congratualted at the outdoor Tete-d'Or Velodrome track in Lyon after he set a record for the fastest 100-year-old to cycle 100km. Marchand, who turns 101 on November 26, has been training every day for months in hopes of crossing the finish line in less than five hours. He cycled 100km in 4 hours 17 minutes and 27 seconds, at an average speed of 23.305km per hour.Picture: REUTERS/Robert Pratta